What Might the Poult Look Like?

[Mylied]

I've had my holland white for going on 3 years. I was given her by a friend so she's around 6 years old. I have a narragansett tom. As much as they try, they've never successfully hatched poults. So I took some eggs to incubate. One is going strong. I'm excited to see what it'll look like. I'd really like a mini me of Holly the hen. Does it have a chance of coming out all white or will it probably be mottled brown and white?

 

[viennaproto]

That is one awesome turkey! I have wanted one for years but have never come around to it.

 

[R2elk]

Crossing a Bronze tom with a White hen should produce what is referred to as Bronze Semi-Color offspring. There are no reference photos available for this variety.

White is recessive in turkeys and the presence of two recessive white genes (cc) can hide any other number of color genes that may be present. It is possible that some of the hidden color genes may be dominant genes which only need one copy to be expressed except when masked behind the white color. Because of this it is entirely possible to get different results that what the Turkey Color Calculator predicted.

 

[Mylied]

That is one awesome turkey! I have wanted one for years but have never come around to it.

Isn't he handsome? He's so calm too. As long as he's by Holly he's happy. I've given them poults to raise each year and he's an awesome father. He keeps them warm and everything.

 

[Mylied]

Crossing a Bronze tom with a White hen should produce what is referred to as Bronze Semi-Color offspring. There are no reference photos available for this variety.

White is recessive in turkeys and the presence of two recessive white genes (cc) can hide any other number of color genes that may be present. It is possible that some of the hidden color genes may be dominant genes which only need one copy to be expressed except when masked behind the white color. Because of this it is entirely possible to get different results that what the Turkey Color Calculator predicted.

I've never heard of a turkey color calculator. I'll have to look that up.

 

[R2elk]

I've never heard of a turkey color calculator. I'll have to look that up.

Porter's Turkey Color Calculator is located at Porter's Rare Heritage Turkeys. It can be addictive.

 

[Mylied]

Here's what it looks like. Not like either parent. Cute little thing.

 

[R2elk]

Here's what it looks like. Not like either parent. Cute little thing.View attachment 2150245

Check your white turkey's eye color. If the eyes are blue it means that it is black based. This is the problem with trying to predict what colors are hidden when it has a pair of recessive white genes. There can be anything hiding there. This poult is obviously some type of black and is Bb. It got the black gene (B) from the white parent and the bronze gene (b) from the bronze parent.

 

[Mylied]

Check your white turkey's eye color. If the eyes are blue it means that it is black based. This is the problem with trying to predict what colors are hidden when it has a pair of recessive white genes. There can be anything hiding there. This poult is obviously some type of black and is Bb. It got the black gene (B) from the white parent and the bronze gene (b) from the bronze parent.

They are like a honey color.

 

[R2elk]

They are like a honey color.

Probably (Bb). B = dominant black and b = recessive bronze.